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Makin (village)
__NOTOC___ Makin may refer to: Places *Makin (atoll), an atoll in Kiribati, known to U.S. military forces during World War II as "Little Makin" *Butaritari, an atoll in Kiribati known to U.S. military forces during World War II as "Makin Atoll" and "Makin Island" *Makin, Indiana, a small town in Warren Township, Huntington County, Indiana, United States *Makin, Pakistan, a town in South Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan *Makin, South Australia, a locality in South Australia *Division of Makin, an electoral division in South Australia, Australia *Hundred of Makin, a cadastral unit in South Australia *Makin Tehsil, South Waziristan Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan Battles *The Makin Island raid, a 1942 raid by U.S. Marines on Japanese military forces on Butaritari during World War II *The Battle of Makin, the 1943 U.S. invasion of Butaritari during World War II People *Bathsua Makin, English proto-feminist *Chris Makin, British footballer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makin (atoll)
Makin is the name of an atoll, chain of islands, located in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati. Makin is the northernmost of the Gilbert Islands, with a population (in 2015) of 1,990. Geography Makin is located six km northeast of the northeastern corner of Butaritari atoll reef and 6.9 km from the Butaritari islet of Namoka. It is a linear reef feature, 12.3 km long north-south, with five islets, the two larger ones being inhabited (Makin and Kiebu). The third largest, and southernmost islet, Onne, is also inhabitable. This string of islands is the northernmost feature of the Gilbert Islands, and the third most northerly in the island nation of Kiribati (only Teraina and Tabuaeran of the Line Islands are more northerly). Makin is not a true atoll, but since the largest and northernmost of the islets, also called Makin, has a nearly landlocked lagoon, 0.3 km² in size and connected to the open sea in the east only through a 15 metre wide channel (with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
